What are the differences between laptops and desktops?
There are two different types of computers you will come across at our school; a desktop and a laptop.
The laptop is more portable and has fewer wires to be hooked up, which makes it the more recommended choice when dealing with people who are less than knowledgeable about hooking up computers. The desktop is exactly what it says, something that sits on your desk and doesn’t move. It can be very powerful but we are looking to replace them. What is usually a nice thing about hooking up computers is that most things are color coded, blue to blue, purple to purple, etc.
I just want to give an overview of each of these machines so that you know how to hook them up, make sure they work and have all the cables in the right place.
The Overview
The laptop – This is simple, you plug the power cord in and it plugs into the computer in the back, open the clasp and turn on the power. There is plenty of other plug-ins on the back when you look at a laptop
1. USB ports – used for plugging in printers, thumb drives or other peripherals like an external mouse or keypad
2. You will see a phone hook up and what looks like a larger phone hook up, these are the modem and the Ethernet port. The Ethernet port is what the internet can hook up to if you do not have a wifi connection in the school.
3. The blue 15 pin plug or VGA Port, can be used to hook up an external monitor source like a project or a monitor.
Laptop Ports
When you open up the laptop you have a mouse pad and the keyboard. Everything is all built in to one unit.
The Desktop – This has the same elements of a laptop but they need to be hooked up and brought together.
1. You have a monitor which is plugged in using the 15 pin into the blue VGA port
2. The keyboard and mouse, which is usually USB or the PS/2 connectors.
3. Speakers are plugged into the Audio Out Jack
4. The power cords and Ethernet cables for network access.
Motherboard Inputs
These all get plugged in together and are left alone on a desk.
What are the differences between laptops and desktops?
There are two different types of computers you will come across at our school; a desktop and a laptop.
The laptop is more portable and has fewer wires to be hooked up, which makes it the more recommended choice when dealing with people who are less than knowledgeable about hooking up computers. The desktop is exactly what it says, something that sits on your desk and doesn’t move. It can be very powerful but we are looking to replace them. What is usually a nice thing about hooking up computers is that most things are color coded, blue to blue, purple to purple, etc.
I just want to give an overview of each of these machines so that you know how to hook them up, make sure they work and have all the cables in the right place.
The Overview
The laptop – This is simple, you plug the power cord in and it plugs into the computer in the back, open the clasp and turn on the power. There is plenty of other plug-ins on the back when you look at a laptop
1. USB ports – used for plugging in printers, thumb drives or other peripherals like an external mouse or keypad
2. You will see a phone hook up and what looks like a larger phone hook up, these are the modem and the Ethernet port. The Ethernet port is what the internet can hook up to if you do not have a wifi connection in the school.
3. The blue 15 pin plug or VGA Port, can be used to hook up an external monitor source like a project or a monitor.
When you open up the laptop you have a mouse pad and the keyboard. Everything is all built in to one unit.
The Desktop – This has the same elements of a laptop but they need to be hooked up and brought together.
1. You have a monitor which is plugged in using the 15 pin into the blue VGA port
2. The keyboard and mouse, which is usually USB or the PS/2 connectors.
3. Speakers are plugged into the Audio Out Jack
4. The power cords and Ethernet cables for network access.
These all get plugged in together and are left alone on a desk.